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| Councils consider remote-controlled disappearing toilets Remote-controlled toilets that disappear below ground during the day could be installed across Britain to stop people urinating in the street. The UriLift is connected directly to the sewers and can be operated by council staff and police via a handset. It looks like a manhole cover during the day and uses hydraulic cylinders to emerge from the pavement at night. Councils in London, Manchester and Bristol are considering installing the Dutch invention, reports the Sunday Times. Judith Warner, a Westminster council cabinet member, said: "We like these as 80% of Westminster is covered by conservation rules that are very strict about what can be put where." The hi-tech toilet is like a French pissoir. It has no doors and can be used by up to three men at once. It cleans itself using high-powered water jets in the ground. 3rd February 2002 |
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